Carline reenforcement and load-lifting arrangement



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I C. HARTER CARLINE REENFORCEMENT AND LOAD LIFTING ARRANGEMENT- Original Filed Feb. 1925 Patented July 24, 1928.

UNITED rates CHARLES HARTER, OF ST. LOUIE, MISSOURI.

CARLINE REENFORGEMENT- AND LOAD-LIF'IING- ARRANGEMENT.

Original application filed February 7, 1925, Serial No. 7560.

January 25, 1326.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof within the scope of the claims will occur to persons skilled in the art.

In some cars the roof structure comprising carlines span the distance between the opposite side plates with metallic roof sheets spanning the spaces between the adjacent carlines. These roof sheets are sometimes secured to the carline making what is known as a rigid steel roof and sometimes positioned loosely between the car-lines making what is known as a flexible steel roof.

In such types of roofs the bottom of the carlines are substantially flush withthe hot tom of the roof sheets, thus obtaining a flat interior surface. With such roofs it is frequently impossible to secure a rope or chain to the carline or in fact to any other part of the roof, therefore, it is diflicult and cumbersome to move heavy ladings into, out of or around in the car. I 'havefdisclosed a modified form of my device applicable to such types of roofs. In such so-called all steel roofs my device reenforces the roof even if the roof sheets are rigidly secured tothc carlines, but are particularly advantageone when the sheets are loosely positioned between the carlines because such roof sheets perform no gusset function.

The invention resides in providing means to reenforce the roof structure of a car which means may also be used to assist in loading or unloading the car.

The invention reenforces the individual carlines to sustain vertical loads; obtains c.0- operation between the adjacent earlines to sustain horizontal loads; reenforces the roof framing against distortion in a horizontal plane. The means connecting the adjacent carlines are also beams and provide a place to attach a block and tackle or rope to raise the lading. beamsextendlongitudinally of the car so as to provide a large range of operation which is particularly advantageous if the lading is long, such as automobiles or rails; furthermore, the Weight of the sustained These connecting means or Divided and this application filed Serial No. 83,562.

lading is distributed to at least two reenforced carlines.

The connecting member or beam extends longitudinally of the car and is preferably located adjacent the center of the car or may be positioned near the side plate or one near each side plate, or if desired, mav be located in both or in all such positions and still come withinthe scope of this invention. It may be desirable to raise the load simultaneously from more than one point. The beams may extend the full length of the car and reenforce each and every carline or they may simply include a plurality of carlines and be located as desired. The preferred spacing is shown in F ig. 1.

The end plate is the end carline of a railway car for all intent-s and purposes of this invention, therefore, no distinction is made in the claims herein.

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Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section along the center of a car with all steel roof showing my device applied thereon. a I

Fig. 2 is a skeleton plan view'of a railway car showing the preferred location of my device on'the car. i

Fig. 3 is a cross section of a car with my device applied thereon.

Fig. i is a section on line H of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail showing the device positioned adjacent the side plate.

Fig. 6 is a skeleton plan View of railway car with the beam extending the full length of the car.

The usual parts of the car are shown wherein 1 is the side plate; 2 the end plate; 20 the roof proper and 21 the carlines.

In my arrangement I provide a beam 22 which extends longitudinally down the center of the car below, the carlines 21 and spaced away from the roof proper 20. This beam 22 then serves as a place for the attachment of a block and tackle or rope so as to provide means to assist in moving the lading. This beam passes under a plurality of carlines. Below each carline and parallel thereto is a brace 23 which has its middle portion secured to the beam and its extremities attached to the carline (by rivets 10). The beam is also secured to the carline by attachments 24:. By this arrangement the carline is trussed because the brace 23 becomes a tension member and the members 22 and 24 make a strut, thereby reenforcing the carline to sustain vertical loads.

Fig. 5 shows a support 30 for the beam 31 adjacent the side plate of the car.

This is a division of my co-pending application Serial No. 7,560 filed February 7 1925.

I claim:

1. In a railway car, the combination of roof sheets, carlines positioned above said roof sheets, and a beam extending normal to said carlines and supported thereby and separated from said root sheets.

2. In a railway car, the combination of roof sheets, carlines positioned above said roof sheets, a beam extending normal to said carlines and supported thereby and separated from said roof sheets, and braces for said beam secured thereto and to said carlines.

3. In a railway car, the combination of root sheets, carlines positioned above said roof sheets, a beam supported by said carlines adjacent the center of the car, and other beams located adjacent the sides of the car; all of said beams extending normal to said carlines and separated from said root sheets.

4:. In combination with a car roof structure comprising metallic roof sheets, and exterior carlines arranged to form a flush interior surface; a beam positioned normally to said carlines and supported thereby and separated from said roof sheets.

5. In combination with a car roof structure comprising metallic roof sheets, and exterior carlines arranged to form a flush interior surface; a beam positioned normally to said carlines and supported thereby and separated from said roof sheets, and braces for said beam secured thereto and to said carlines.

6. In combination with a car roof structure comprising an end plate at each end of the car, metallic roofsheets, exterior carlines arranged to form a flush interior surface, and a beam extending continuously between said end plates and secured thereto and supported thereby and separated from said roof sheets.

7. A railway car comprising rigidly connected side plates and end plates, carlines secured to the side plates, roof sheets carried by the carlines and extending transversely of the car, and means disposed longitudinally of the car constituting a load lifting device, said means being rigidly secured at its opposite ends to the respective end plates and being disposed in spaced relation to the underside of the carlines and the general level of the car roof.

8. A railway car comprising side plates, carlines secured to the side plates, said carlines being of substantially inverted channel form having oppositely disposed laterally extending flanges, end plates rigidly attached to the side plates, roof sheets car ried by the carlines, said sheets having their main portions disposed in the general plane 0f said laterally extending flanges, and a member extending longitudinally of the car constituting means for lifting a load, said member being secured at its ends to the end plates and being secured intermediate its ends to the carlines by means maintaining said member in spaced relation to the underside of the car roof.

CHARLES HARTER. 

